Sports Social Media Producer - NOLA Media Group

Indulge Your Passion for Sports in Words, Pictures and Video Across Multiple Social Media Platforms
Build on Your Experience to Make a Career Home at Media Industry Leader
This newly created role offers you the opportunity to showcase your social media acumen, knowledge of sports coverage and digital journalism skills in a state-of-the-art digital newsroom in one of the most vibrant news cities in the world. Leveraging both your writing and your video/photography skills, you will cover sports in the region using a variety of social media platforms. We're looking for a professional who is passionate about covering a story from every angle and with every possible tool, and is enthusiastic about supporting a newsroom while also engaging readers and growing communities. If you love to stay ahead of the latest social media trends and are a strong creative thinker who aims to present your own and colleagues' work in the best possible light, then consider joining the award-winning news team of NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune.

To be a good fit for the Sports Social Media Producer opportunity you should have:

• A bachelor's degree in Journalism, Communications or related field
• 4+ years of experience in journalism and proven skills in writing, photography and videography
• Strong experience developing and executing journalistic social media strategies, including generating content specifically for social media
• Experience in sports media is strongly preferred; at minimum you will need a keen interest in sports
• Photo and video editing skills including experience with Photoshop, Final Cut Pro or other editing platforms

NOLA Media Group is a digitally-focused news organization encompassing all content, marketing and sales operations for NOLA.com and The Times-Picayune. By bringing together the quality journalism and in-depth coverage of The Times-Picayune with the up-to-the-minute information of NOLA.com, we are ensuring the communities we serve have 24/7 access to what's happening locally and around the world. The Times-Picayune has won multiple Pulitzer Prizes, including two for its coverage of Hurricane Katrina, and most recently NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune, together with WVUE-TV Fox 8, earned a Peabody Award for its groundbreaking investigative series on Louisiana campaign financing.

NOLA Media Group is a part of Advance Local, one of the largest media groups in the U.S. reaching more than 40 million consumers through its 12 local news and information websites that rank #1 among local media in their respective markets, and more than 30 newspapers. Our affiliated websites and newspapers are well known for their award-winning journalism. Advance Local is part of Advance Publications, along with Condé Nast and American City Business Journals.

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